M4.4 earthquake 157 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 157 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Feb 27, 2007, 3:05 PM GMT+13 (02:05 UTC), 221 km (137 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 152 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-02-27 02:05:27 UTC
- Depth
- 221.0 km (137.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.064° S, 175.346° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000f5qz. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8152 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7157 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.5164 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 7143 days ago · 160 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.4147 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7131 days ago · 166 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.5136 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 7122 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.5191 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7121 days ago · 239 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f5qz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC.